Centrifugal Force
April 2004
By:
Ames S.
| New York, New York
What does it take to keep from spinning off the face of the planet?
An Indian Named "Tall Man
November 1962
By:
Richard H. Whittenore
How "the message" penetrated to a desperate situation even the Mounties couldn't handle
Waking Up Sober
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.N.
| Mira Loma, Calif.
The freedom of waking up each morning without fear is something this AA treasures
I just said yes
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Cynthia S.
| Seattle, Wash.
I hit bottom during my kids’ teenage years. Going into juvenile detention centers has been a way of giving back and showing up for teenagers.
In Order to Heal
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Woody R.
| Stockton, Calif.
As with an individual, there’s nothing like an inventory to help a home group stay healthy, happy and focused
Help Wanted
January 2021
| Oldtimers!
By:
David B.
| New York, N.Y.
I had been fired again. I was hitting bottom, though I didn’t know that at the time. I picked up the pay phone in the coffee shop. That was my First Step.
Look Back, But Don’t Stare
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
V.B.
| Naugatuck, Conn.
Our job is to remember the past, learn from it—but don’t repeat it
Balcony brothers
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Luke H.
| Allendale, New Jersey
He made his plan to escape out the back door. But two guys with a coffeepot were waiting
Home Group at Rio Rancho
July 2014
By:
Alan S.
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico
For years, he jumped from meeting to meeting until he learned the value of a place called home
Now Hear This!
February 2012
By:
Anonymous
A drunk finds joy in helping the hearing-impaired find AA
Home Sweet Sewer
June 2011
By:
Joey W.
| Palm Springs, California
Could his bottom have gotten any lower?
Rescue Dogs Need Sponsors, Too
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Ron B.
| Centennial, CO
Being sober for a long time doesn’t mean you don’t deserve a sponsor
Feeling Free
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Paul M.
| Boulder, Colo.
A member shares how our Third Step Prayer gives him a sense of peace, acceptance and joy
A Conference to Remember
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Corey F.
| Soledad, Calif.
A large three-day AA event in a prison? Why not? And it only got better
To Live in Peace
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
Lori N.
| Schertz, Texas
For years she wanted a God she could trust. With a good sponsor and a little faith, she finally found it through the Steps
Cold Comfort
September 2014
By:
Jack G.
| Bronx, New York
With a club soda in hand and the Fellowship at his back, he returned to his former career
Somewhere in New Mexico
August 2014
By:
Alan H.
| Idaho Falls, Idaho
He had resigned himself to drinking until he died when someone asked him a question that changed everything
Houston's Flower Man
December 2011
By:
Cleveland T.
| Houston, Texas
With the help of AA, he went from living on Skid Row to having his house highlighted on the tourist trail
